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    what is race?

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    What is Race? Many people will define race as a set of biological characteristics and traits that are present is a specific population of people. From some dictionaries that a race is a biological construct‚ of a more or less distinct population with anatomical traits that distinguish it clearly from other races. The functional traits usually refer to the color of the skin‚ shape of the eyes or the nose‚ all of them are from out looking. For example‚ in China the people in the southern parts are

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    could also gain new knowledge by possibly communicating with more intelligent extra terrestrials. There are a lot of things that the human race as a whole‚ has not figured out how to do yet. If we could find other intelligent life in the world‚ it is possible that they have discovered the secrets of the universe that we do not quite understand. For example‚ why does gravity exist‚ or what is beyond the universe. There are lots of questions just like these that an extra terrestrial society may have

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    ABOUT THEM Hawksbill turtles are graceful saltwater reptiles‚ well adapted to life in their marine world. With streamlined bodies and flipper-like limbs‚ they are graceful swimmers able to navigate across the oceans. When they are active‚ Hawksbill turtles must swim to the ocean surface to breathe every few minutes. When they are resting‚ they can remain underwater for much longer periods of time. The hawksbill is a smaller sea turtle with a narrow head and 2 pairs of prefrontal scales in front

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    Race and Politics

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    Jeremy Cooper Senior Seminar Race and Politics‚ Revisited By ANDREW ROSENTHAL (Blog) A post in my blog on Tuesday‚ about the undertone of racism in American politics‚ drew a great deal of angry e-mail and critical commentary‚ most recently from the Bill O’Reilly program on Fox News. I thought the subject was worth another visit. Some people who have reacted to the post have sincerely taken issue with my opinions‚ which is one of the reasons we publish opinions – to generate debate. Other

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    Space Race

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    The Space Race I. Thesis: Introduction to the Space Race II. Early year of the Cold War a. Reasons for the Space Race i. German V-2 Rocket ii. German Scientists b. Russian and American tensions i. Early Fights ii. Real reasons for interest in space III. Apollo and Soyuz programs a. What they were and what happen i. Political impacts ii. Scientific impacts

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    Colorblins In Race

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    in Race and Ethnicity‚” two views are stated on the concept of a “color-blind” society. The person in support of a society as such‚ was a black man‚ with a mixed-racial background. He viewed these racial categorizations present today‚ on the same continuum used during Jim Crow and slavery. Overall‚ he cringed at the thought of division due to race from other groups of people. I believe his take was a form of ignorance. A colorblind society to him‚ a black man‚ is to not label him by his race. A colorblind

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    they do not want to. Everyone endangers themselves to society everyday. There is

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    Animal Lives Matter! My goal for this research paper is to prove that humans should stand up for wildlife just like they do for themselves‚ then we wouldn’t have wildlife going extinct. Just as humans have a right to live‚ wildlife deserve to have a humane life‚ too. I want to show that the conservation of wildlife and global security requires the elimination of trophy hunting and the illegal wildlife trade. The elimination is not just a conservation issue; it’s also a matter of global security

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    Why Do People Use Posters?

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    For my Extended Essay I chose to write about a topic that personally interests me which however still has a historical background. I therefor decided on writing about posters and how they have been used and how they influenced the local people‚ shown from different perspectives‚ in the former years and still nowadays as a form of propaganda focusing mainly on the German and Nazi background. Before going deeper into he topic of propaganda we ask our self what propaganda actually is. It is a form

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    Race and Gender

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    Race is a biological meaning‚ creating division between humankind. This happens when people are called‚ White‚ Black‚ Brown or Asian. Gender is the attribute that is given to males and females to distinguish between the two categories. Both race and gender are socially constructed. Race and gender intersect in the formation of identities in which race they fit in and what gender they fit in. There are ways to get out of dominate racial roles simply by educating people‚ but there are also ways to

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